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Political scientist Thomas R. Dye said that politics is about battling over scarce governmental resources: who gets them, where, when, why and how. [8] Since government makes the rules in a complex economy such as the United States, various organizations, businesses, individuals, nonprofits, trade groups, religions, charities and others—which are affected by these rules—will exert as much ...
Lobbying is a form of advocacy, which lawfully attempts to directly influence legislators or government officials, such as regulatory agencies or judiciary. [1] Lobbying involves direct, face-to-face contact and is carried out by various entities, including individuals acting as voters, constituents, or private citizens, corporations pursuing their business interests, nonprofits and NGOs ...
Lobbying in the United States is not restricted to commercial or private interests. The executive branch of the government also lobbies Congress (the federal government's legislative branch ) to influence the passing of treaties.
Labour wants to create an “anti-sleaze” committee to investigate lobbying amid a row over Mr Cameron’s activities for Greensill Capital. What is lobbying and why does it cause such unease ...
There are many examples of companies lobbying against the very kinds of green initiatives they are undertaking.
Tulsi Gabbard, who is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in his next administration, has reversed course on a controversial item after lobbying ...
In an article titled "The 'Fourth Branch' of Government", Alex Knott of the Center for Public Integrity asserted in 2005 that "special interests and the lobbyists they employ have reported spending, since 1998, a total of almost $13 billion to influence Congress, the White House and more than 200 federal agencies." [15] [non-primary source needed]
A dozen leading lobbyists, some of whom spoke with BI on the condition of anonymity, say that having a significant presence in Florida is now an essential part of doing business in Washington.